Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy A72

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple	Samsung
Announced
April 2021	2021, March 17
Status
Coming Soon - May 2021	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26
Colors
Silver, Space Gray	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in)	165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight
682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G) (24.06 oz (Wi-Fi), 24.16 oz (0.18G))	203 g (7.16 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM, eSIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2301, A2459, A2460	LTE
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2301 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2459, A2460	-
Messaging

Build Features
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

OS
iPadOS 14.5	Android 11
User Interface
-	One UI 3.0
Processor
Octa-core, Apple M1 Chip	Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Apple GPU (8-core graphics) [Similar]	Adreno 618 [Similar]
RAM
16 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2 TB	128 GB
External Memory
No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Type
Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10 Dolby Vision 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Wide color gamut, True-tone	FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 90Hz Refresh Rate 800 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M Colour	16M Colour
Size
12.9 inches [Similar]	6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
85.24%	84.78%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP + 10 MP [Similar]	64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash	LED flash
Features
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide) TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) HDR	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) panorama, HDR
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) Face detection, HDR, panorama 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort; magnetic connector	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
2 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM	128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage
No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W
Capacity
40.88 Wh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-